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 Hyperbola is also not following any other system-distribution alone, so it is neither to be recommended to use packages for example from **Arch GNU/Linux** nor it would be really possible in general. We are using pacman as our package-manager, but we do everything else on our own and so our packages are also not compatible with other systems. Hyperbola is also not following any other system-distribution alone, so it is neither to be recommended to use packages for example from **Arch GNU/Linux** nor it would be really possible in general. We are using pacman as our package-manager, but we do everything else on our own and so our packages are also not compatible with other systems.
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-==== Don't you think to take your own mission-statement too far? ==== 
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-Sounds so far interesting, but "free software" as term is clearly defined. You bring in **init-freedom**, remove and exclude packages other systems have added without seeing any issues and the FSF itself also not. Even then you are on to create your own BSD-descendant operating-system. Is this not reinventing the wheel? 
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-That last question is part of many debates we have heard over the years, many accusations based foremost on hearsay and at best half-truths being told. First to say: No, Hyperbola is clearly **not** reinventing anything. But we take our right to define what we like on free software and what not. That exact same right, which lead to forking projects. We also stated that we see clear issues with just "forking programming-languages" and host that fork  with a clear small team. We stated further also that we focus on capacities we can fullfil and leave the rest out we clearly can not guarantee or even want to recognize. We tried to get in touch with others, to note for example that a fork for the programming-language **Rust** managed under the FSF is something we would like to see. But in that point we also recognized that the common perspective is different to ours. So we moved on and left out with our reasonings given. Many people were not able to move on, and until today the hearsay is on-going. That's the reasoning for this paragraph, helping out to clear myths, hearsays and clear lies. 
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-Hyperbola has never stated to be against **Rust** as language, but against a reference implementation with clear issues we underlined. That did not change for our perspective. We recognize and recognized the changes, but they are too small for us and not reaching the points given fully. Hyperbola is also not removing packages out of nothing. It is a normalized way that we first add a package initially out of needs and then later discover issues we cannot ignore. So we evaluate how a possible upgrade-path may look and if the work on patching could bring out solutions or more risks. 
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-In general to summarize: When you disagree with the way we approach our system, you are clearly invited to reach out for other systems as there are enough for you to find one fitting. 
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